My Dad just called me from the cottage on his cellphone and mentioned that apparently there’s been a major fibre cable cut (again) somewhere up the Ottawa Valley. It’s affecting Eganville (613-628), Golden Lake (613-625) and Killaloe (613-757) and probably other exchanges up there, too. It seems that local calling in these exchanges is possible, but that outbound long distance calls are not going through. I tried calling the landline at the cottage, which is provided by Bell, and got a fast busy signal, so inbound calls are equally affected.

Police said people who require emergency police, paramedic or fire assistance should still dial 911. If unable to connect, they should contact the agency through the 10-digit number available in the phone book.

If telephone communication is impossible, paramedics and police officers are available at OPP detachments and paramedic bases throughout the county.